List of ships of the Royal New Zealand Navy
Appearance
Sortable list of commissioned vessels of the Royal New Zealand Navy from its formation on 1 October 1941 to the present. It does not include vessels of the New Zealand Division (1921–1941) or New Zealand Naval Forces (1913–21) or earlier vessels up to 1913.
Name | Image | Pennant | Class | Type | Com | Decom | Fate/notes |
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HMNZS Achilles | ![]() |
C70 | Leander class | Cruiser | 1941 | 1946 | Sold to the Indian Navy and renamed INS Delhi. Scrapped in 1978 |
HMNZS Aotearoa | ![]() |
A11 | Sustainment vessel | 2020 | current | ||
HMNZS Arabis | ![]() |
K385 | Flower class | Corvette | 1944 | 1948 | Scrapped in 1951 |
HMNZS Arbutus | ![]() |
K403 | Flower class | Corvette | 1944 | 1948 | Scrapped in 1951 |
HMNZS Aroha | ![]() |
T24 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1943 | 1945 | |
HMNZS Awatere | ![]() |
T25 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1943 | 1943 | |
HMNZS Bellona | ![]() |
C63 | Dido class | Light cruiser | 1946 | 1956 | Scrapped in 1959 |
HMNZS Blackpool | ![]() |
F77 | Whitby class | Frigate | 1966 | 1971 | Loaned by RN to New Zealand 1966 – 1971. Returned to RN. Sold for breaking up in 1978 |
HMNZS Black Prince | ![]() |
C81 | Dido class | Light cruiser | 1946 | 1961 | Crew were among first to take part in 1947 Royal New Zealand Navy mutinies. Returned to Royal Navy |
HMNZS Breeze | T02 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1942 | 1944 | ||
HMNZS Canterbury | ![]() |
F421 | Leander class | Frigate | 1971 | 2005 | Broad beam Leander. Scuttled as a dive wreck November 2007 |
HMNZS Canterbury | ![]() |
L421 | Multi-role vessel | 2007 | current | ||
HMNZS Charles Upham | A02 | Logistics support | 1995 | 1998 | Commercial Ro-Ro vessel purchased for conversion to logistics supply. Project abandoned and sold to Contenemar and renamed Don Carlos | ||
HMNZS Coastguard | T12 | Converted trawler | Danlayer | 1941 | 1960 | Functioned as a stores ship between 1945–1960 | |
HMNZS Cook II | Naval base | 1943 | 1944 | Solomon Islands. See HMNZS Kahu. | |||
HMNZS Duchess | ![]() |
T07 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper Examination Liberty launch |
1941 1942 1945 |
1941 1944 1946 |
Abandoned on Rangitoto Island |
HMNZS Echuca | ![]() |
M252 | Bathurst class | Corvette | 1952 | 1967 | |
HMNZS Endeavour | ![]() |
Ailanthus-class net laying ship | Antarctic support | 1956 | 1962 | Former WWII US net laying ship converted to Antarctic duty. Purchased from British Antarctic Survey | |
HMNZS Endeavour | ![]() |
A184 | Patapsco-class tanker | Antarctic support | 1962 | 1971 | Loaned from US as military aid. Returned to US and supplied to Republic of China Navy. |
HMNZS Endeavour | ![]() |
A11 | Fleet tanker | 1988 | 2017 | Beached in Alang for scrapping | |
HMNZS Futurist | T12 | Converted trawler | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1944 | Functioned as a boom gate vessel 1944 | |
HMNZS Gale | T04 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1944 | ||
HMNZS Gambia | ![]() |
C48 | Crown Colony class | Cruiser | 1943 | 1946 | Returned to RN. Sold to be broken up 1968 |
HMNZS Hautapu | ![]() |
T26 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1943 | 1947 | Served in Lytteton |
HMNZS Hawea | ![]() |
F422 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1965 | |
HMNZS Hawea | P3567 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 1975 | 1990 | ||
HMNZS Hawea | ![]() |
P3567 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 2008 | current | |
HMNZS Hawea | T16 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1945 | Functioned as supply ship in 1945. | |
HMNZS Hickleton | M1131 | Ton class | Minesweeper | 1965 | 1966 | ||
HMNZS Hinau | ![]() |
T17 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1942 | 1945 | Sold in 1955 to Mason Bros Ltd. to serve as a breakwater and shingle bin. |
HMNZS Hinau | P3556 | Moa class | Inshore patrol | 1985 | 2007 | Sold to private ownership and renamed Flightless. | |
HMNZS Humphrey | ![]() |
T12 | Converted trawler | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1944 | |
HMNZS Inchkeith | T155 | Isles class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | ||
HMNZS Inverell | ![]() |
M233 | Bathurst class | Corvette | 1952 | 1976 | Training and fisheries patrols |
HMNZS Isa Lei | YF-1038 | Covered Lighter (Self-propelled) | Ammunition Carrier | 1952 | 1961 | Originally commissioned in 1944 into the United States Navy. Scrapped at Te Atatu, 1967 | |
HMNZS Irirangi | Naval base | 1943 | 1993 | Naval radio station at Waiouru | |||
HMNZS James Cosgrove | ![]() |
T10 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1944 | |
HMNZS Kahu | ![]() |
A04 | Moa class | Inshore patrol | 1978 | 2009 | Training vessel, backup diving tender, sold for use as a pleasure craft in February 2010. |
HMNZS Kaiwaka | T14 | Converted merchant boat | Danlayer | 1941 | 1945 | ||
HMNZS Kaniere | ![]() |
F426 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1967 | |
HMNZS Kapuni | ![]() |
T15 | Converted trawler | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1945 | Functioned as supply ship 1945 |
HMNZS Kiama | ![]() |
M353 | Bathurst class | Corvette | 1952 | 1979 | |
HMNZS Killegray | T174 | Isles class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | ||
HMNZS Kiwi | ![]() |
T102 | Bird class | Minesweeper | 1941 1948 1951 |
1946 1949 1956 |
AS MS Training ship Training ship |
HMNZS Kiwi | ![]() |
P3554 | Moa class | Inshore patrol | 1983 | 2007 | Now MV Sarasu, privately owned and based in Melbourne Australia |
HMNZS Lachlan | ![]() |
K364 | Survey ship | 1949 | 1974 | Converted WWII River-class frigate | |
HMNZS Leander | ![]() |
C75 | Leander class | Cruiser | 1941 | 1948 | Served in the New Zealand Division 1937–1941. Returned to RN in 1945 |
HMNZS Maimai | ![]() |
T27 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1943 | 1946 | Scrapped in 1966 |
HMNZS Manawanui | Dockyard tug Diving tender |
1948 1953 |
1952 1978 |
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HMNZS Manawanui | A09 | Diving tender | 1979 | 1988 | Renamed HMNZS Kahu | ||
HMNZS Manawanui | ![]() |
A09 | Diving tender | 1988 | 2018 | Sold to Major Projects Foundation and renamed MV Recovery | |
HMNZS Manawanui | A09 | Diving support, hydrographic and deep sea salvage vessel | 2019 | current | |||
HMNZS Manuka | ![]() |
T19 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1942 | 1945 | Sunk in 1952. |
HMNZS Matai | T01 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | Functioned as transport ship 1945–1946. | |
HMNZS Moa | T233 | Bird class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1943 | Sunk 7 April 1943 | |
HMNZS Moa | P3553 | Moa Class | Inshore patrol | 1984 | 2007 | Renamed Flightless and based in the Marlborough Sounds | |
HMNZS Monowai | ![]() |
F59 | Armed merchant cruiser | 1941 | 1943 | ||
HMNZS Monowai | A06 | Hydrographic survey | 1977 | 1997 | Former Pacific Island ferry Moana Roa | ||
HMNZS Muritai | ![]() |
T05 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | Functioned as training and cable-lifting ship 1945–1946. |
HMNZS Nora Niven | T23 | Converted trawler | Danlayer | 1941 | 1944 | ||
HMNZS Otago | F111 | Rothesay class | Frigate | 1960 | 1983 | ||
HMNZS Otago | ![]() |
P148 | Protector class | Offshore patrol | 2008 | current | |
HMNZS Pahau | ![]() |
T28 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1944 | 1945 | Served in Wellington |
HMNZS Philomel | ![]() |
Naval base | 1941 | current | Devonport. Main RNZN Logistics and Training Base. Previously HMS Philomel in the New Zealand Division, 1921–1941 | ||
HMNZS Phyllis | T22 | Converted trawler | Danlayer | 1943 | 1944 | ||
HMNZS Pukaki | ![]() |
F424 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1966 | |
HMNZS Pukaki | P3568 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 1975 | 1999 | ||
HMNZS Pukaki | ![]() |
P3568 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 2008 | 2012[1] | Sold to the Irish Naval Service in 2023[2] |
HMNZS Puriri | T02 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1941 | Sunk 14 May 1941 | |
Q 400 | Q 400 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | Suffered engine room fire and explosion. | |
Q 401 | Q 401 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 402 | Q 402 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 403 | Q 403 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 404 | Q 404 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 405 | Q 405 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 406 | Q 406 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 407 | Q 407 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 408 | Q 408 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 409 | Q 409 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 1953 |
1945 1963 |
Recommissioned from 1953 to 1963 as HMNZS Maori. In 1963 became the Auckland ferry Iris Moana. | |
Q 410 | Q 410 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q 411 | Q 411 | Fairmile B class | Motor launch | 1943 1947 |
1945 1965 |
Recommissioned from 1947 to 1965 as HMNZS Kahu. The photo shows her post war on the Waitemata Harbour. Scrapped in 2023 | |
Q1183 | Q1183 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Mako (P3551) | |
Q1184 | Q1184 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Paea (P3552) | |
Q1185 | Q1185 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Manga (P3567) | |
Q1186 | Q1186 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q1187 | Q1187 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Tarapunga I (P3566) | |
Q1188 | Q1188 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Takapu I (P3556) | |
Q1189 | Q1189 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | ||
Q1190 | Q1190 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1967 | 1950 renamed Parore (P3562) | |
Q1191 | Q1191 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1966 | 1950 renamed Kahawai I (P3553) | |
Q1192 | Q1192 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1967 | 1950 renamed Maroro (P3554) | |
Q1193 | Q1193 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1945 | 1950 renamed Tamure (P3555) | |
Q1194 | Q1194 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1967 | 1950 renamed Ngapona I (P3561) | |
Q1348 | Q1348 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1943 | 1967 | 1950 renamed Kuparu (P3563) | |
Q1349 | Q1349 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1944 | 1964 | 1950 renamed Haku (P3565) | |
Q1350 | Q1350 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1944 | 1967 | 1950 renamed Koura (P3564) | |
Q1351 | Q1351 | HDML class | Motor launch | 1944 | 1945 | ||
HMNZS Rata | T03 | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1943 | ||
HMNZS Resolution | A14 | Survey and research | 1997 | 2012 | Decommissioned and sold to EGS Group | ||
HMNZS Rimu | ![]() |
T18 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1942 | 1945 | Sunk in 1958 |
HMNZS Rotoiti | ![]() |
F425 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1967 | |
HMNZS Rotoiti | P3569 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 1975 | 1999 | ||
HMNZS Rotoiti | P3569 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 2008 | 2013[1] | Sold to the Irish Naval Service in 2023[2] | |
HMNZS Royalist | ![]() |
C89 | Dido class | Cruiser | 1956 | 1966 | |
HMNZS Sanda | T160 | Isles class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | ||
HMNZS Santon | M1178 | Ton class | Minesweeper | 1965 | 1966 | ||
HMNZS Scarba | T175 | Isles class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1946 | ||
HMNZS South Sea | ![]() |
T22 | Converted trawler | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1942 | Sunk 19 December 1942 |
HMNZS Southland | F104 | Leander class | Frigate | 1983 | 1995 | ||
HMNZS Stawell | ![]() |
M348 | Bathurst class | Corvette | 1952 | 1968 | |
HMNZS Tamaki | Naval base | 1941 | 2000 | Training base, now part of HMNZS Philomel | |||
HMNZS Takapu | Moa class | Inshore survey | 1980 | 2000 | |||
HMNZS Taranaki | ![]() |
F148 | Rothesay class | Frigate | 1961 | 1982 | |
HMNZS Tarapunga | Moa class | Inshore survey | 1980 | 2000 | Sold for private use. | ||
HMNZS Tasman | Naval base | 1944 | 1955 | Lyttelton | |||
HMNZS Taupo | ![]() |
F423 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1962 | |
HMNZS Taupo | P3570 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 1975 | 1990 | ||
HMNZS Taupo | ![]() |
P3570 | Lake class | Inshore patrol | 2008 | current | |
HMNZS Te Kaha | ![]() |
F77 | Anzac class | Frigate | 1997 | current | |
HMNZS Te Mana | ![]() |
F111 | Anzac class | Frigate | 1999 | current | |
HMNZS Thomas Currell | ![]() |
T11 | Converted trawler | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1944 | Currently beached and deteriorating on the coast of Chatham Island |
HMNZS Tui | T234 | Bird class | Minesweeper | 1941 1952 1956 |
1946 1955 1967 |
AS MS Training ship Research ship, replaced by HMNZS Tui in 1970 | |
HMNZS Tui | A2/A05 | Robert D. Conrad class | Oceangraphic research | 1970 | 1997 | Scuttled as a dive wreck in 1997 | |
HMNZS Tutira | ![]() |
F420 | Loch class | Frigate | 1948 | 1951 | |
HMNZS Viti | T? | Converted merchant boat | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1945 | ||
HMNZS Waiho | ![]() |
T34 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1944 | 1946 | Sold to Red Funnel trawlers and renamed to "Matong" |
HMNZS Waikato | ![]() |
F55 | Leander class | Frigate | 1965 | 1998 | Sunk November 2000 |
HMNZS Waima | ![]() |
T33 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1944 | 1946 | Sold to Red Funnel trawlers and renamed to "Moona" |
HMNZS Waipu | ![]() |
T32 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1943 | 1946 | Served in Auckland |
HMNZS Wakefield | Naval base | 1948 | current | Administrative base for Wellington. Was named Philomel II until 1954. | |||
HMNZS Wakakura | ![]() |
P3555 | Moa class | Inshore patrol | 1985 | 2007 | As of 2013 HMNZS Wakakura (P3555) remains tied up at Wellington's Queen's Wharf |
HMNZS Wakakura | ![]() |
T00 | Castle class | Minesweeper | 1941 | 1945 | Served in the New Zealand Division, 1926–1941 |
HMNZS Wellington | ![]() |
F69 | Leander class | Frigate | 1982 | 2000 | Sunk in Wellington in 2005 |
HMNZS Wellington | ![]() |
P55 | Protector class | Offshore patrol | 2007 | current |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Navy's newest patrol boats haven't made it to sea in years". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
- ^ a b "New Zealand transfers two patrol ships to Ireland at cost of €26m". Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Sources
[edit]- Walters, Sydney David (1956) The Royal New Zealand Navy, Official History, Department of Internal Affairs, Wellington Online
- McDougall, R J (1989) New Zealand Naval Vessels. Government Printing Office. ISBN 978-0-477-01399-4
- Royal New Zealand Navy Official web site